John Goodman: The ObamaCare Carnival of Perverse Incentives

Cities with unfunded health-care commitments are getting ready to dump their retirees on the state exchanges.

By

John C. Goodman

Updated Jan. 23, 2014 7:33 p.m. ET

With fewer glitches to deter them, millions of Americans are now logging on to the ObamaCare health-insurance-exchange websites. When they get there, many are discovering some unpleasant surprises:

The deductibles are higher than what most people are used to, the networks of doctors and hospitals are skimpier (in some cases much skimpier), and lifesaving drugs are often not on the insurers' formularies. Even after the government's...